Remove the eight M2.5x6.5 screws securing the palmrest to the base.

Remove all connectors from their sockets, except for the LCD cable. That one doesn't need to be removed.

Flip the laptop over and remove the twelve M2.5x6.5 screws.

Also be sure to remove the four short, big-headed Philips screws from under where the battery was.

Remove the two final screws securing the palmrest to the base, which are where the optical drive's faceplate was.

Now use a spudger to separate the palmrest and the base.